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Peers and former students celebrated UCLA’s Gregory Schopen, who ‘has transformed our understanding of Buddhism more than any other scholar.’

Research brief: The study recommends that the new procedure should become the standard of care.

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Lucy Tseng says becoming the group’s leader is just an extension of her desire to give back

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For 30 consecutive years, UCLA has earned a spot on the U.S. News & World Report national honor roll.

Demetri Terzopoulos, distinguished professor of computer science, spoke at the flagship conference for the Institute of Electrical Engineers Robotics and Automation Society.

Gilbert Gee, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, will help create a plan for monitoring the overall health of people in the United States.

In addition to the annual All-Staff Picnic, there will be special deals during staff appreciation week, which runs Aug. 5-9.

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs launches international outreach to identify strategies to empower women and children.

Researchers will study the DNA of endangered and threatened animals and plants to help preserve species and learn which are most vulnerable to climate change.

Research brief: The study, involving more than 500 people, was nearly 10 times the size of any previous study of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.

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Nanthia Suthana, an assistant professor of neurosurgery and psychiatry at UCLA, was awarded the prestigious McKnight Technological Award in Neuroscience.

Neil Denari, professor of architecture and urban design, has been recognized for work education by the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles Chapter.

Steve Horvath will conduct a series of experiments aimed at understanding why his epigenetic clock accurately measures age and predicts lifespan.

Richard Kaner received the institute’s Chemical Pioneer Award.

Susannah Rodríguez Drissi’s “A Latin Poet’s Guide to the Cosmos” offers insights into the nature of language and identity, as well as the relationship between sound and meaning.

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If you’re planning to attend the UCLA All-Staff Picnic on Thursday, Aug. 8, don’t forget to pick up your complimentary ticket, which is required to get your free lunch.

Activists on a panel co-sponsored by UCLA preached the roles of persistence, patience and bipartisan cooperation in getting the FIRST STEP Act through Congress.

Does the physicist’s theory tell the full story? A detailed analysis of a star’s orbit near supermassive black hole gives a look into how gravity behaves.

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The research addresses a longstanding question: Why does the moon have so much less ice than Mercury, despite their similar surface conditions?